Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
उपपत्तिं तु वक्ष्यामि गर्भस्याहमत: परम् । तथा तनन््मे निगदतः: शृणुष्वावहितो द्विज
upapattiṁ tu vakṣyāmi garbhasyāham ataḥ param | tathā tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇuṣvāvahito dvija ||
El Siddha dijo: «Ahora explicaré, en el debido orden, cómo el ser encarnado llega a tomar forma en el seno materno y avanza hacia el nacimiento. Oh brahmán, escucha con la mente recogida y atenta mientras expongo este relato».
सिद्ध उवाच
The verse introduces a systematic explanation of how life takes embodiment in the womb, emphasizing disciplined listening and careful transmission of knowledge.
A Siddha addresses a Brahmin and signals a transition into a detailed account of conception and fetal development—presented as an instructive, authoritative discourse to be heard with full attention.